A politics expert says the Green Party's draft list is a sign that they're ready to govern.
New talent - including Auckland mayoral candidate Chloe Swarbrick, human rights lawyer Golriz Gharaman and Wairarapa farmer John Hart - all feature in the top 15.
The University of Auckland humanities professor Victoria Woodman says after nearly two decades of opposition, the Greens want to get down to the business of governing:
"They must really be foaming at the mouth at the idea this could happen," she told Newshub.
"If they play their cards right, if the Labour Party play their cards right, this could be their most important shot at getting those policies through."
The Greens have 14 MPs in Parliament, and would return a similar number on current polling.
Prof Woodman says the Greens are trying to show that rural communities have nothing to fear if they're in Government.
"Farming communities, they haven't traditionally been a Green Party stronghold. This has been something that's been very much National Party domain in terms of voting."
TV personality Hayley Holt is likely to miss out on becoming an MP, at 29 on the list. Prof Woodman says the party's got the balance right however, by picking young but experienced campaigners.
"They're heading towards the right direction in terms of getting people like Chloe in - young people that we know are effective campaigners, that have a good public persona."
The full 46-strong list is:
- Metiria Turei
- James Shaw
- Julie Anne Genter
- Marama Davidson
- Eugenie Sage
- Jan Logie
- Gareth Hughes
- Mojo Mathers
- Jack McDonald
- Barry Coates
- Kennedy Graham
- John Hart
- Chloe Swarbrick
- Denise Roche
- Golriz Ghahraman
- David Clendon
- Teanau Tuiono
- Leilani Tamu
- Teall Crossen
- Chris Perley
- Dr Elizabeth Kerekere
- Sam Taylor
- Matt Lawrey
- Susanne Ruthven
- Ricardo Menendez-March
- Richard Leckinger
- Thomas Nash
- Kate Fulton
- Hayley Holt
- Ash Holwell
- Tane Woodle
- Julie Zhu
- Robin McCandless
- Stefan Grand-Meyer
- Jo Wrigley
- Dora Langsbury
- Niki Bould
- Scott Summerfield
- Richard Wesley
- Rochelle Surendran
- Bridget Walsh
- Shane Gallagher
- Rachael Goldsmith
- Guy Hunt
- James Goodhue
- Patrick Wall
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